Best-in-class solutions for the Education market sector

Improving the standards of education and widening and extending access to education are strategic national objectives. With over 290,000 people leaving university in the UK each year with degree qualifications, this knowledge and skill base provides vital foundations for a high added-value economy. In addition to the scale and diversity of the various technical challenges, estates and facilities services increasingly need to be provided to a diverse group of stakeholders including academics, students, research bodies, funding bodies and commercial organisations. The expectations of these stakeholders, in a highly competitive market to attract and maintain student numbers, place great demands on the professionalism and delivery capabilities of the estates and facilities management departments involved.

Whether the requirement is for a small or large establishment, Planon provides complete solutions with supporting step-by-step implementation services. Alongside the standard solutions for Corporate Real Estate, Maintenance & Facilities Management Planon specifically offers higher and further education organisations:

Complete reactive, planned maintenance and asset management solution with integrated health and safety work procedures and support allowing you to respond to breakdowns and anticipate and minimise failures.
Comprehensive workflow support ensuring proper delivery and control for all service delivery processes.
Mobility solutions for professional field services, meter reading, work order execution for maintenance activities.
Condition based survey to support long-term maintenance planning and capital replacement planning in line with EMS.
Seamless integration with Finance, HR, Building Management, access control and other systems.
Integrated project management to support capital and minor works programmes.
Portfolio management including ‘estate terrier’ and lease management.
Current and future graphical space and accommodation management and reporting to EMS with AutoCAD integration.
Configurable on-line self-services capability extending the service delivery window (24/7) and enabling effective information and service delivery to administration and academic departments and service providers.
Meeting and conference room management solutions integrated with visitor management, catering and hospitality, over the web, from the back-office and integrated with Microsoft Outlook (2007).
The ability to monitor and manage estates and facilities performance through a variety of reporting and analysis tools and on-line dashboards and according to EMS, TRAC and other guidelines.
A platform for monitoring building energy consumption and carbon emissions for regulatory compliance in your portfolio and to support costs and emissions reduction.

Planon is already working with over 20 UK higher education establishments. Click here for references or contact us.